Artists

Listed below are links to the websites of some of the classical artists performing this season or who have performed in recent seasons.  These sites will give you more information about the artists, their music and other scheduled performances.


  • Christopher O Riley
    Outstanding pianist and radio personality.
  • Duo Parnas
    An exciting young duo of sisters from an acclaimed musical family, playing violin and cello.
  • Mindy Kaufman
    Mindy is first-chair on flute and piccolo with the New York Philharmonic.
  • Inon Barnatan, piano
    An extremely talented young Israeli pianist who is a recipient of a 2009 Avery Fisher Career Grant.
  • Escher String Quartet
    A young, dynamic, and very personable foursome acclaimed for its individual sound, inspired artistic decisions and unique cohesiveness.
  • Pamela Frank
    A superb violinist who received the Avery Fisher Prize in 1999.
  • Glorian Duo
    These gifted artists have been praised for their "imaginative phrasing, beautiful sound, and sense of drama".
  • Eroica Trio
    Grammy-nominated ensemble and past winner of the Naumberg Chamber Music Award
  • Jupiter Quartet
    Recipient of the 2008 Avery Fisher Career Grant
  • Pacifica Quartet
    Winners of the Naumburg Chamber Music Award, the Cleveland Quartet Award and 2006 Avery Fisher Career Grant
  • The Assad Brothers
    These multiple Grammy Award winners have been called “the best two-guitar team in existence, maybe in history.” No guitar duo in the world surpasses the Assads in innovation, technical wizardry and expression.
  • Biava Quartet
    Recently appointed as the Lisa Arnhold Quartet in Residence at the Julliard School
  • Walden Players
    The Walden Chamber Players are current and former members of such prestigious musical organizations as as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna State Opera, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
  • Sharon Isbin
    Acclaimed for her extraordinary lyricism, technique, and versatility, she is the winner of many top prizes in guitar competitions, including: Canadian International Guitar competition, Munich International Guitar competition and the Queen Sofia International competition in Madrid, Spain.
  • Mendelssohn String Quartet
    This quartet has established a reputation as one of the most imaginative, vital and exciting quartets of its generation.
  • Leila Josefowicz
    Awarded a 2008 MacArthur Foundation which is granted to "talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction."
  • The Albers Trio
    The trio has performed at such venues as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, National Theatre in Taipei, Severance Hall, Weill Recital Hall, and Zankel Hall. Their performances have also been seen and heard on Live from Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center Honors, Japan’s NHK, Washington D.C.’s Voice of America, and Bavarian Radio.